Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-11-04
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Berrien Springs will pay required s25.-
600 and is making what extra surveying
is necessary to have railroad projected
from Buchanan to St Joseph pass through
its limits.
Peter lie Brick OF Saginaw, tried to kill
his wife and she had him arrested. When
the trial was called, the wife refuhed to
say word against Peter, but took him
back-to pound her some more.
The new school house at the state house
of correction will seat 9l0 pupils. The
recitation rooms are large and airy and are
well supplied with necessary accessories
for work. Capt. $. Z. Curtis Is principal.
The school system OF Buenos Ayres,
which is highly successful, is modelled
after that Of Michigan. President Sarmi-
ento has studied the school systems of the
United States and thought that of Michi-
gan the best.
Mrs Don FELTON, OF Romulus was so fright
ened by charivari parry passing her
house that she got her pistol 20 protect
her home. Tie weapon WAS discharged,
the ball entering her abdomen. She will
probably die.
The president has pardoned Henry G..
Curkendall. who was sent Uy the federal
court at Grand Rapids to the Detroit
house OF correction on oct @ 1855, for
term of four years. lie viii be released
soon as the papers in the case arrive.
Sheriff Monteith OF Mackinac county is
waging vigorous warfare on disreputa-
BILE place in that county.
Four South Haven young mon have
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and thence through the canal and down
the Mississippi river 10 SOM, yet und ecid
ed point their intention teing 10 seek
their fortune in the open AMI to them un-
known world.
Mrs c. n. Talmadge of Marshall was
terribly injure by the overflow Of gaso-
line while she wa lighting it. She was
burned from her face % her knees, SO that
the skin la, nearly all eeled OIL from the
front of her body, arms and limbs. Her
recovery Is doubtful
Co. Fred T.. tarnsworth o Detroit. the
new member Of the state military board
was not in "A Michigan regiment during
the war Ior he was not old euuu ,n lie
has, however been come ted with the
state troops for eight or ten years and is
perfectly familiar with their wants
-Four years ago Ii. j. Hewitt a business
man at North Bradley, aldered from
home while deranged. Nothing was heard
of HIM until October -, when his bones
were found IN the woods in Midland coun-
~ and identified by papers found with the
skeleton, which were well preserved.
The state board of forestry has been or
gained under the act passed by the last
legislature, with the following officers:
Franklin Wells, Constantine, president;
Henry Reynolds, agricultural college.
secretary; Col W. 3. McCreery, Flint,
auditor; Charles w. Garfield Grand Rap
ids, and Prof. w. j. Beal Of the college
directors.
GOV. Luce has issued a proclamation
materially amending the quarantine upon
cattle coming TO this state from Chicago.
No case OF pleuro pneumonia has been re-
ported in Chicago since July, and car
loads Of cattle coming through Cook coun-
ty without unloading, and cattle from the
fat stock show, may now enter Michigan
from Chicago.
A reunion Of old-time abolitionists was
held at the residence OF Mrs. Ed. Com
stock IN Adrian the other night, in honor
of Parker Pillsbury, one Of the fathers
of the anti-slavery movement, who is
now en- route home TO Concord, y. II.
Lenawee county was main station on
the underground railroad, and many
pioneers paid their respects to the veteran.
Joel Dletz, an advertising agent stop
ping temporarily in Bay City, acted
strangely for several days, and finally a
docto, was called TO see HIM. W hen the
doctor entered Dietz's room, that indi
vidual fired several shots at the doctor.
The doctor retreated and officers were
summoned. Dietz kept the doctor and
officers at bay for some time, and finally
shot himself, dying almost instantly.
The department of justice at Ottawa
Ont, has made formal application TO the
American government on behalf of the
Ontario government fer the extradition
of j. X. HERES who a arrested few
days ago in Saginaw city. HERES is
wanted at Gait for forging promissory
note last June for $500 purporting to have
been made by +. l.. Littwiler in favor Of
HERES and of afterwards uttering 1t.
In order 20 prove the advantage Of the
military drill IN the physical development
of the students at the Michigan military
academy, each boy is weighed and careful
measurements taken of his hight, chest
and arms at the time of his admission.
This year, at the end OF six weeks, a Sec
ond measurement was made with most
salts factory results, as there was found to
be an average increase Of over six pounds
for each cadet, and grand aggregate
gain of nearly 500 pounds of good healthy
bone and muscle in this short time, and
this without one single case of sickness.
A crowd OF men and boys gathered at
the residence of James Poet, in Romulus,
who was recently married, for the purpose
of morning the newly married couple,
and after making all the racket they
| thought necessary the crowd left Mr.
Poets place, moved n short distance to a
house occupied 10y Don FELTON, and wife
and their six small children, and com
menced firing off their guns. This so
frightened Mrs. FELTON, that she arose and
got a pistol TO protect the household with,
and in the excitement accidentally shot
herself in the bowels. Her recovery is
very doubtful.